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Why I won’t pay for a blue Twitter checkmark

in recent weeks. The infamous blue checkmark, once a status symbol among people in media and others who spend time too much time online, took on a negative connotation. There are even hashtags shaming subscribers to the new fee-based “Twitter Blue”. On its face it’s not clear why; there should be no shame in paying for a better Twitter experience — especially if you spend many hours consuming it.

It’s like buying your way into nobility, except worse because most of the old nobility lost their status at the same time It’s not just me, and it’s not just Twitter. Many of the tech firms that have become interwoven with our lives got that way by offering their services for free — and now they’re starting to charge. Hootsuite, a tool to consume social media, is eliminating its free option, Amazon.com will start charging a fee for some returns. I only pay to subscribe to one streaming network, but watch all of them because I share streaming passwords with my family.

 

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